21. 10. 2016 | Montenegro - Environment, Slovenian Development Assistance
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In the scope of the CEP project “Assistance to Montenegro in Negotiation on Accession to the EU-2016” consultant Mr. Radovan Tavzes from 4 -5 October conducted a workshop for civil servants of the Ministry of Sustainable Development and Tourism and the of Environment Agency for Chapter 27 Environment and Climate Change for the area of industrial pollution and waste management.
Montenegro has already drafted negotiating positions for Chapter 27 Environment and Climate Change in the area of industrial pollution and waste management. In their positon they introduced transition periods for full implementation of the Directive on industrial emissions, Directive on waste management, the Directive on packaging and packaging waste, Directive on waste batteries and accumulators, the Directive on waste electrical and electronic equipment, Directive on end of life vehicles and Directive on Management of waste from extractive industries.
With cooperation of Montenegrin side proposals for transitional periods for the full implementation of Directive 2010/75 / EU on Industrial emissions and draft for a transitional period for the full implementation of Directive 2008/98/EC on Waste management were prepared.
All proposals prepared will be further discussed and amended at the Ministry of Sustainable Development and Tourism, in particular with regards the reasons for the eligibility for exemptions. Final negotiating position of Montenegro will be ready later this year. The Intergovernmental Conference on Accession of Montenegro to the EU is expected next year.
The project presents a part of the CEP program activities financed by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Slovenia in the scope of International Development Cooperation.
17. 10. 2016 | Albania - Election, Slovenian Development Assistance
On 14 October 2016 Centre for European Perspective has successfully completed the second part of the project “Strengthening the independence of Electoral Bodies” that continues to provide support to the electoral law reform process in Albania based on OSCE recommendations and recommendations prepared by CEP on the basis of two workshops.
The electoral system is one of the key constituents of a democratic and legal state. As Albania is an official candidate for accession to the European Union, strengthening its democratic institutions is of key importance. The next Albanian parliamentary elections will be held in 2017, so this kind of bilateral technical assistance of the Republic of Slovenia received a lot of political, profession and media attention.
The event was opened by President of the Parliament of the Republic of Albania, His Excellency Mr. Ilir Meta and Slovenian Ambassador to Albania Her Excellency Mrs. Lea Stančič.
The event was carried out by: Leferije Luzi, Chairperson Central Election Commission of Albania, Dr. Alenka Verbole, Igor Vučko Director of the National Electoral Commission of the Republic of Slovenia and Ilir Rusmali recognized expert on elections in Albania and Andrej Vrčon Secretary General CEP. The participants discussed about ensuring the operational independence of the Central Election Commission in the light of the current electoral reform, about raising the level of political commitments for free and impartial functioning Electoral Management Bodies. Special attention was paid to the prevention of corruption, gender equality, representation of minorities and to a newly established training centre for the training of members of electoral commissions, and other actors in the electoral processes such as young people and civil society. The workshop was attended by over 40 participant’s including representatives of the election administration, representatives of political parties, representatives of non-governmental organizations working in the field of elections, independent experts and members of the diplomatic corps.
Centre for European Perspective has prepared the project in cooperation with the Central Election Commission of Republic of Albania and the Embassy of the Republic of Slovenia in Albania.
The project is funded by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Slovenia in the framework of its International Development Cooperation.
Uspešna izvedba drugega dela krepitev neodvisnosti volilnih organov v Albaniji
Center za evropsko prihodnost je 14. oktobra 2016 uspešno zaključil drugi del projekta »Krepitev neodvisnosti volilnih organov« v okviru katerega nadaljuje s podporo procesom reforme volilne zakonodaje Albanije glede na priporočila OVSE in priporočila, ki jih je pripravil CEP na podlagi dveh izvedenih delavnic v letu 2015.
Izvedba demokratičnih volitev predstavlja temelj demokratične in pravne države zato je za Albanijo kot kandidatko za članstvo v Evropski uniji krepitev demokratičnih institucij ključnega pomena. V Albaniji so v letu 2017 razpisane parlamentarne volitve, zato je tovrstna pomoč Republike Slovenije deležna velike pozornosti politike, stroke in medijev.
Dogodek sta otvorila predsednik parlamenta Republike Albanije njegova ekscelenca gospod Ilir Meta in slovenska veleposlanica v Albaniji njena ekscelenca gospa Lea Stančič.
Delavnico so izvedli: Lefterije Luzi predsednica Centralne volilne Komisije Republike Albanije, dr. Alenka Verbole, Igor Vučko direktor Državne volilne komisije Republike Slovenije, Ilir Rusmali priznan albanski strokovnjak s področja volitev in Andrej Vrčon Generalni sekretar CEP. Razprava je potekala v smeri zagotavljanja neodvisnosti delovanja Centralne volilne komisije v luči trenutne volilne reforme, ter dvigu ravni političnih zavez za svobodno in nepristransko delovanje. Posebna pozornost je bila namenjena preprečevanju korupcije, enakopravni zastopanosti obeh spolov, zastopanosti manjšin in novemu centru za izobraževanje članov volilnih komisij, ter ostalih akterjev v volilnih procesih kot na primer mladih in civilne družbe. Delavnice se je udeležilo več kot 40 udeležencev predstavnikov volilne administracije, predstavnikov političnih strank, predstavnikov nevladnih organizacij, ki delujejo na področju volitev, neodvisnih strokovnjakov, ter članov diplomatskega zbora.
CEP je pripravil projekt v sodelovanju s Centralno volilno komisijo Albanije in Veleposlaništvom Republike Slovenije v Albaniji.
Projekt je financiran iz sredstev za mednarodno razvojno Sodelovanje Ministrstva za zunanje zadeve Republike Slovenije.
28. 9. 2016 | Montenegro - finance, Slovenian Development Assistance
In the period of legislation adaptation for accession to the EU, Chapter 9 – Financial Services, Montenegro needs to pay special attention to technical assistance to the Central Bank of Montenegro.
In the framework of the project: “Assistance to Montenegro in negotiations on accession to the EU-2016” a workshop for the staff of Central Bank of Montenegro will be conducted on 3 and 4 October. The workshop will base on the training of civil servants in the scope of the bank risk management, especially with supervisory requirements and practices of the EU. Seminar participants will learn about the development of European regulations in this area, particularly with the CRD IV and the Guidelines of the European Banking Authority as well as familiarize with many practical examples of functioning of banks and supervisors.
The workshop will be conducted by Rotovnik Thomas, consultant of the Bank of Slovenia.
The project is part of the CEP program activities financed by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in the scope of international development cooperation.
Pomoč Črni gori pri pogajanjih o pristopu k EU 2016 poglavje 9 – Finančne storitve
Črna gora mora v obdobju prilagajanja zakonodaje zaradi pristopa k EU v poglavju 9 – Finančne storitve posebno pozornost nameniti tehnični pomoči Centralni banki Črne gore.
V okviru projekta CEP »Pomoč Črni gori pri pogajanjih o pristopu k EU-2016« se bo 3. in 4. oktobra izvedla delavnica za zaposlene v Centralni Banki Črne Gore. Delavnica bo namenjena usposabljanju javnih uslužbencev z upravljanjem rizikov v bankah, še posebej z nadzornimi zahtevami in praksami EU. Udeleženci seminarja se bodo seznanili z razvojem evropskih predpisov na tem področju zlasti z direktivo CRD IV in Smernicami Evropskega bančnega organa, ter pri tem spoznali številne praktične primere delovanja bank in nadzornikov.
Delavnico bo izvajal Tomaž Rotovnik, svetovalec Banke Slovenije.
Projekt je del programskih aktivnosti CEP, ki jih financira Ministrstvo za zunanje zadeve iz sredstev za mednarodno razvojno sodelovanje.
